Bond set for Greer woman accused of killing boyfriend

Wednesday

Aug 12, 1998 at 12:01 AM

JANET S. SPENCER

Bond for a Greer woman arrested in the slaying of her boyfriend was set at $100,000 Tuesday.

Patricia Carol Foster, 47, remained in jail late Tuesday night. Circuit Court Judge Gary Clary imposed two restrictions on her bond. Clary ruled Foster cannot contact the family members of her late boyfriend but must allow them to retrieve his personal belongings from her house. Foster is accused of shooting Byron Claude Garrison, 56, at her 505 Timberlane Road residence, where he also lived. The couple argued before the shooting happened early Saturday morning, authorities said. Garrison, who was found 2 to 3 feet away from the kitchen door that leads to the carport, had been shot once in the head with a pistol, according to investigators with the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office. Deputy Solicitor Anthony Mabry said he was not surprised the $100,000 bond was set. "We think, and the victim's family agrees, that the bond is high enough to ensure she will be available for court," Mabry said. Foster was employed in the Spartanburg County Clerk of Court's office. Garrison was retired from the State Department of Corrections and was a firearms instructor.